How Was Lagos State Created

Lagos which was the capital of Nigeria since its amalgamation in 1914, went ahead to wind up the capital of Lagos State, after its creation. Be that as it may, the state capital was later moved to Ikeja in 1976, while the government capital additionally moved to Abuja in 1991.

Lagos State was created on 27 May 1967 according to the State Creation and Transitional Provisions Decree No. 14 of 1967, which restructured Nigeria into a Federation of 12 states.

Despite the fact that Lagos is still generally alluded to as a city, the present day Lagos, otherwise called “Metropolitan Lagos”, and authoritatively as “Lagos Metropolitan Area” is a urban agglomeration or conurbation, comprising of 16 LGAs, including Ikeja, the state capital of Lagos State.

This conurbation makes up 37% of Lagos State’s aggregate land territory, however houses around 85% of the state’s aggregate populace. The number of inhabitants in Metropolitan Lagos is around 20 million as at 2015.

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